Bruce v. Matlock
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court; Edward W. Winfield, Judge; 1. In the absence of constitutional or legislative restrictions, the power of appointment of an officer carries with it the power of removal, where no definite term of office is fixed. 39 Ark. 211; 13 Pet. 230; 167 U. S. 324; 103 U. S. 232; 189 U. S. 311, 315; 81 Pac. 847; 73 Pac. 496; Throop, Pub. Off. § 304; 26 Mo. App. 673; 88 Mo. 144; 20 Wend. 595; 92 N. Y. 191; 3 S. & R, 145; 54 Pa.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court; Edward W. Winfield, Judge; 1. In the absence of constitutional or legislative restrictions, the power of appointment of an officer carries with it the power of removal, where no definite term of office is fixed. 39 Ark. 211; 13 Pet. 230; 167 U. S. 324; 103 U. S. 232; 189 U. S. 311, 315; 81 Pac. 847; 73 Pac. 496; Throop, Pub. Off. § 304; 26 Mo. App. 673; 88 Mo. 144; 20 Wend. 595; 92 N. Y. 191; 3 S. & R, 145; 54 Pa. St. 233; 6 Coldw. 486; 7 Cal. 97; 25 La. Ann. 119; 71 Conn. 112. 2. There are no constitutional or statutory restrictions upon the power of…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCullough, J.
This case involves a determination of the question whether or not the Governor of the State has the power to remove at will members of the board of trustees of the State Charitable Institutions. We hold that the members of said board are by appointment put in office for a fixed term, and that the Governor can not remove them.
The Constitution contains no specific provision concerning the creation of a board of trustees for the control and management of the charitable institutions of the State. Prior to the year 1893 the State institutions for the blind, the deaf mutes and the insane were under…
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